Hophead barleria
Barleria lupulina
family
Acanthaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Hophead barleria, Barleria, Hophead, Hop-headed barleria, Philippine violet.
A small upright shrub growing up to 1.5 m tall. Its smooth stems have spines arranged in threes in the forks of the lower leaves. Its paired leaves (3.5-9 cm long and 8-12 mm wide) are narrow with a prominent reddish mid-vein. Its yellow flowers are borne in dense spike -like clusters at the tips of the branches. These flowers are subtended by relatively large overlapping bracts that are often purplish in colour.
Impact
Impact
"Hophead barleria (Barleria lupulina) has occasionally escaped cultivation as a garden ornamental in south-eastern Queensland. It forms thorny thickets that are difficult to walk through and replace native species. A relatively large and dense infestation was recently detected growing in the understorey of a eucalypt forest on a hillside in the Brookfield area, in the western suburbs of Brisbane. This population has been targeted for eradication, due to the potential that this species has of becoming a serious environmental weed in the region., Hophead barleria (Barleria lupulina) is also invasive in open woodland habitats and along watercourses in the Northern Territory and northern Queensland."
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
"Hophead barleria (Barleria lupulina) has occasionally escaped cultivation as a garden ornamental in south-eastern Queensland. It forms thorny thickets that are difficult to walk through and replace native species. A relatively large and dense infestation was recently detected growing in the understorey of a eucalypt forest on a hillside in the Brookfield area, in the western suburbs of Brisbane. This population has been targeted for eradication, due to the potential that this species has of becoming a serious environmental weed in the region., Hophead barleria (Barleria lupulina) is also invasive in open woodland habitats and along watercourses in the Northern Territory and northern Queensland."
